FORESTS
Can we really plant 500 billion trees?
Aug 28, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
The lead author of a scientific study, which claimed that planting trees has mind-blowing potential to tackle the climate crisis, reflects on the mixed response to the report
Concerns raised about Redd+ scheme to conserve forests
May 23, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
The first payment under the Redd+ scheme to conserve tropical forests has been approved, but issues with the data supplied by participating countries could undermine its potential
Haiti looks set to be entirely wiped of its native forests
Jan 23, 2019
Written by
Chris Fitch
Several factors are contributing to extreme deforestation in Haiti, with the poor economic state of the country primary among them
How drones can save the UK’s forests
Aug 21, 2018
Written by
Steve Boreham
High-quality, affordable drones can revolutionise the way that landscape and vegetation data is collected. This short study shows how the impact of ash die-back disease can be assessed quickly in a small plot of woodland
Essential oil?
Jul 03, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
Palm oil is omnipresent in global consumption. But in many circles it is considered the scourge of the natural world, for the deforestation and habitat destruction which follows its production. Does this ubiquitous crop deserve to be treated with such disdain?
Outlawed logging: saving the primeval forests of Poland
May 30, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
The European Court of Justice finds the logging of a primeval forest illegal, raising questions about future forest management
Weighing trees with lasers
Feb 22, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
The latest laser scanning technology reveals new insights into the lives of trees both in the UK and overseas
Fish sticks: declining Amazon fish
Feb 03, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
Deforestation is having an unexpected effect in the Amazon: fewer fish
Twin Peaks trees under threat
Feb 01, 2018
Written by
James Field
The iconic Douglas fir tree, familiar to fans of the cult TV series Twin Peaks, is under threat from a spreading fungal disease spurred on by a warming climate
Burnt away: Rocky Mountain wildfires
Jan 31, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
Rocky Mountain forests are not regenerating after wildfires
Keeping it local – indigenous conservation
Nov 14, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
Indigenous conservation schemes in Peru can be more effective than government-controlled efforts when it comes to curbing deforestation
Offsetting Trump: tree-planting campaign
Oct 11, 2017
Written by
Lauren James
A global, citizen-led carbon sequestration scheme is aiming to combat damaging US climate policies
Beetlemania as invasive species spreads north
Sep 07, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
After an ‘unprecedented’ surge northwards into New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, the southern pine beetle is expected to continue expanding its range into large portions of northern US and southern Canadian forests
Price of peace: deforestation in Colombia
Aug 29, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
The historic end of civil war in Colombia has had unforeseen consequences for the country’s natural environment, particularly the Amazon rainforest
‘Dirty bank’ cleaning up its act?
Jul 20, 2017
Written by
Alice Sloman
HSBC has requested a Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil investigation into one of its own clients, Noble Plantations
Environmentalists rejoice at EU call for Polish logging ban
Jul 14, 2017
Written by
Alice Sloman
The EU has asked the European court to authorise an immediate ban on logging in one of Europe’s last primeval forests, Białowieża, in Poland
Research blog: the Tropics and El Niño part 3
Jul 13, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
Was last year’s El Niño a practice run for future climate change? In part three of a blog series for Geographical, Laura Cole shadows the University of Oxford’s Global Ecosystem Monitoring Network and its work to discover the impact of…
Seeing the wood for the trees: how many tree species are there?
Apr 05, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
The first count of global tree species reveals how many are in existence... and how many are threatened
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